benefits of thyme

The essential oil of common thyme (Thymus vulgaris) - usually referred to as "oil of thyme" - contains 20-54% thymol.thymol can reduce bacterial resistance to common drugs such as penicillin.

Thyme is an herb with culinary, medicinal and ornamental uses. Thyme is of the genus?Thymus, the most common being?Thymus vulgaris.

It is also a good source of manganese and vitamin K, which allow for antioxidant protection. Antioxidants protect against free radical damage and oxidative stress, which increase the risk of cancer and heart disease and accelerate the aging process.

Several different studies have found that thyme contains anti-inflammatory properties and may help prevent chronic inflammation of the body.

The antioxidant protection of thyme combined with its anti-inflammatory effects help to prevent cardiovascular disease as chronic inflammation is one of the leading causes of heart disease.

Thyme has antibacterial properties which are proven to help fight a variety of bacteria and fungi,?thyme oil extract showed fighting power against antibioticresistant strains of several different types of bacteria.

The researchers reported that while all three tinctures killed the bacterium within five minutes of exposure, thyme was by far the most effective.

Researchers at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, reported in the journal?Plant Foods for Human Nutrition5that an aqueous extract obtained from?Thymus serpyllum L.?(wild thyme) reduced?blood pressure?in an animal experiment on laboratory rats.

Thyme oil was tested alongside lavender oil. The study authors wrote "Thyme oil demonstrated a good efficacy againstantibiotics?resistant strains of the tested bacteria.?

A study found that extracts of Mastic Thyne?(Thymus mastichina L.)?may protect from?colon cancers.